“The Elixir of Life” and the “King of Herbs,” the mushroom holds it own in the world of medicine and healing. A fungus native to the region of Japan, used for over 2000 years, mushrooms have been used to flavor foods and provide excellent sources of amino acids, proteins, and iron.
What Makes Mushrooms so Powerful
Mushrooms contain respectable amounts of:
- Niacin
- Vitamin B6
- Riboflavin (B2)
The family of B Vitamins are essential for optimal health, needed for over 100 enzymes that carry our protein metabolism and helping your red blood cells to function properly.
“The B vitamins work together to boost metabolism, enhance the immune system and nervous system, keep the skin and muscles healthy, encourage cell growth and division, and other benefits to your body…”
Medicinal Value of Mushrooms
Dating back from ancient Chinese and Japanese times, the mushroom has been used as a dried herb to treat respiratory ailments, circulatory and liver disease. Shitake mushrooms in particular have been shown to have tumor-inhibiting properties, making it a powerhouse against cancer. And for all you vegans out there, shitake ‘shrooms provide a solid — non animal — source of vitamin D.
The Reshi Mushroom ( Ganoderma lucidum ) is popular for it life-increasing properties. Used both as a curative and preventative with consistent use, reshi mushrooms were historically kept in secrecy by ancient emperors. Some of it’s uses:
- Stimulates the Immune System
- Aids in combating disorders of auto-immune system such as allergies, erythematosus lupus and systemic lupus.
- The Reshi mushroom protects the liver from damaging toxic chemicals.
- Has a calming effect to the body’s muscles, thus can help against insomnia.
Mushrooms most definitely make the list of not only powerful alternative medicines, but as a great inclusion into any diet. Fungus never looked so good.
[image credit: by Laurie]
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